THAILAND Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) president, Akapol Sorasuchart, is leaving at the end of this month after nearly two-and-a-half-years in the role.

Akapol did not cite reasons when tendering his resignation on February 29. However, the local media had widely reported on his struggle against a plan by Thailand's Ministry of Tourism & Sport to take control of TCEB, which is currently under the Prime Minister's Office.

TCEB's 80 million baht (US$2.6 million) to 100 million baht annual budget was also reportedly cut by 20 million baht during last year's flood crisis, before being scrapped altogether.